The Ricky Ponting-Shreyas Iyer magic actually labored as Punjab Kings reached the playoffs of IPL after a hiatus of 11 years. The Punjab-based franchise delivered memorable video games this season and sealed a playoffs berth after an exhilarating victory in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Opting to bat first, PBKS posted a whopping whole of 219/5 in 20 overs with Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh hitting half-centuries. Within the chase, RR went berserk by scoring 89 runs within the powerplay however PBKS bowlers rapidly bounced again and restricted them to 209/7 and gained the match by 10 runs.
The largest hero of PBKS’ victory was left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar as he dismissed the three harmful batters – Yashasvi Jaiswal (50), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40), and Riyan Parag (13), and helped his aspect to bounce again.
Brar, who leaked solely 22 runs in his four-over quota, additionally bagged the Participant of the Match award. In the course of the ceremony, he devoted the award to his spouse Molly Sandhu, with whom he tied the knot in March this 12 months.
“Feels good. I need to dedicate this award to my spouse. That is my first Participant of the Match award after marriage,” stated Brar in the course of the post-match presentation.
“We observe lots in opposition to the left handers, Ponting Sir has informed us {that a} leftie can get a leftie out. I’ve labored on that, I knew they’d come after me however I backed to bowl to my strengths. The best way the wicket was enjoying and so they have been batting, the plan was to not give a boundary or give them a simple balls,” he added.
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Brar didn’t get the chance to play within the preliminary matches this season. He performed his first match in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 18, the place he took two wickets in two overs.
“After Chahal’s arrival I assumed it might be straightforward to bowl with him, I did not get a possibility at first however cricket is a humorous sport, I at all times thought as soon as I get a possibility I’ll seize it,” stated Brar.
Already certified for the playoffs, PBKS will now be taking up Delhi Capitals of their subsequent match on Saturday as they hope to complete in prime two.
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